Amid Scandal, South Korean Officials Retreat on Controversial Textbook Plan President Park Geun-hye’s government is backing away from insisting on the use of only state-issued textbooks that critics say play down darker aspects of recent history. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:72 Turkish Jets Bomb U.S.-Backed Kurdish Militias in SyriaPope Francis Comforts Peruvians Who Faced ‘Wrath of Nature’Wildlife Trafficking Kingpin Arrested in ThailandMyanmar Soldiers Sentenced for Killing 3 Civilians in KachinResolving Who Owns What Land Lies at Heart of Zimbabwe’s FutureHow Corruption and Cronyism in Banking Fueled Iran’s Protests